Between September 3–5, 2026, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made escalating statements about Gaza policy, claiming he has developed a "Gaza emigration plan" with professional teams over 18 months and plans to "encourage" Palestinians to leave Gaza first, then the West Bank. Earlier statements referenced his personal security threats and controversial prison management philosophy. The comments signal hardline positioning on Palestinian displacement.
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: I’m the most heavily protected minister in Israel, the most threatened minister in Israel. They tried to murder me ten times.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: The terrorist prisoners are afraid of crocodiles. They’re afraid. I want them afraid. That’s how I want it. That’s governance.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Rebuilding Gaza will cost around $71 billion. Seventy-one billion dollars to rebuild Gaza. So if anyone has some idea in their head about rebuilding Gaza, they’re simply living in a fantasy.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: We conducted surveys in Israeli society: 86% in the south, 89% in the West Bank, and overall 76% of Israeli society support "encouraging emigration" from Gaza.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: There are countries that informed the State of Israel that they are willing to accept [Palestinians leaving Gaza] — in exchange for budgets, in exchange for money, in exchange for various things they asked from the State of Israel. But there are countries that are willing to do it. The family stays together. We have no intention of breaking up fa
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: We are talking about our targets: 250,000 leave Gaza in the first year. It is possible. One million leave Gaza within three years. Within seven years, we can reach almost 1.9 million who will leave Gaza.
Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir calls for a "historic solution" for Gaza: Gaza terrorism is a problem that has accompanied the State of Israel since its establishment. In the latest war, the State of Israel achieved significant successes against Gaza terrorism. We must take advantage of this historic opportunity to bring about a historic solution. I demand the implementation of the ide
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: From the beginning of the war, I have demanded the implementation of the idea of encouraging emigration from Gaza. They told me that I was causing international damage, that it was forbidden to speak openly about emigration. And then, one day, everything changed. President Trump openly declared the encouragement of emigration as a solution to the
Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir says "teams of professionals" working with him have spent the past year and a half developing a practical "Gaza emigration plan."